Archive for 2012 October
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A guidebook to Rome: Travel tips from 1892, part 3
In the architectural collections of the RIBA there are historic guidebooks. We follow some of the routes and sights suggested in one such guide published in 1892: In this final post of the series, following the previous
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Colonel Richard Seifert: His recipe for a successful practice
“I have suffered the pain and anguish of architectural personal criticism – quite undeserved – and I have also enjoyed the euphoria of praise.” Colonel Richard Seifert, ‘Architects Approach to Architecture’ talk, RIBA, London, 11 November
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Building Futures Debate – 6 November
This House Believes that… London will become more trouble than it’s worth. The UK needs more than one global city: Unequal investment is undermining the true potential of UK plc Earlier this year, the core cities in
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Collaboration, Integration and Innovation
The 18th October saw the 2nd of what has become one of the major events in the UK Building Information Modelling (BIM) Calendar, the ICE BIM 2012 Conference in London. The theme of this year’s
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A guidebook to Rome: Travel tips from 1892, part 2
In the architectural collections of the RIBA there are historic guidebooks. We follow some of the routes and sights suggested in one such guide published in 1892: “…the first sight of Rome is always her
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Is the British high street dead?
Building Futures recently gathered at BDP for a debate interrogating the future of the high street, specifically the impact of technology on the future of retail and our social attitudes. Architect Tom Young was present
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Conservative Party conference: Housing sector unites to call for ‘Homes for Britain’
This week the RIBA completed the last leg of party conference season in Birmingham at the Conservative Conference. After a difficult few months, the Conservative leadership was hoping to turn the page and reassure
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A guidebook to Rome: Travel tips from 1892, part 1
In the architectural collections of the RIBA there are historic guidebooks. We follow some of the routes and sights suggested in one such guide published in 1892: ‘Avoid bad odours’. This is the first tip given
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Labour Party conference: RIBA finds in Manchester that “all politics is local”…
After a successful Lib Dem Conference in Brighton, the RIBA headed to Manchester for the Labour Party Conference. With a ten-point lead in the opinion polls, there was a palpable buzz that 2015 could
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RIBApix image of the month: Hallgrímskirkja Church, Reykjavik
A new image every month celebrating architecture, chosen from RIBApix, where you will discover nearly 70,000 images on architecture, landscape and the decorative arts. Growing upwards from a hilltop site in the centre of Reykjavik is
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